5

Question 0

Alchemy

Answer 0

A medieval science aimed at metals into gold

Question 1

Aggrandize

Answer 1

To increase in power, influence

Question 2

Astringent

Answer 2

Harsh , severe

Question 3

Contiguous

Answer 3

Sharing a border, touching , adjacent

Question 4

Convention

Answer 4

A generally agreed upon practice or attitude

Question 5

Cynicism

Answer 5

An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

Question 6

Dedicate

Answer 6

Dry out or dehydrate

Question 7

Divulge

Answer 7

To disclose something secret

Question 8

Immutable

Answer 8

Not capable of change

Question 9

Intractable

Answer 9

Not easily managed or directed, stubborn

Question 10

Inimical

Answer 10

Damaging, harmful, injurious , hostile

Question 11

Neophyte

Answer 11

A recent convert, a beginner , novice

Question 12

Presumptuous

Answer 12

Overstepping due bounds, taking liberties

Question 13

Pristine

Answer 13

Pure, uncorrupted, clean

Question 14

Probity

Answer 14

Adherence to highest principles, uprightness

Question 15

Proclivity

Answer 15

A natural disposition or inclination

Question 16

Profligate

Answer 16

Excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant

Question 17

Propensity

Answer 17

A natural inclination or tendency , penchant

Question 18

Prosaic

Answer 18

Dull, unimaginative

Question 19

Quixotic

Answer 19

Foolishly impractical , marked by lofty romantic ideals

Question 20

Recondite

Answer 20

Hidden, difficult to understand , obscure

Question 21

Refulgent

Answer 21

Radiant, shiny

Question 22

Renege

Answer 22

To fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promise

Question 23

Shard

Answer 23

A piece of broken pottery or glass

Question 24

Spendthrift

Answer 24

Who spends money waste fully

Question 25

Subtle

Answer 25

Not obvious, elusive, difficult to discern

Question 26

Tacit

Answer 26

Implied, nit explicitly stated

Question 27

Terse

Answer 27

Brief and concise in wording

Question 28

Tout

Answer 28

To publicly praise or promote

Question 29

Trenchant

Answer 29

Sharp perceptive, keen, penetrating

Question 30

Unfeigned

Answer 30

Genuine, not false or hypocritical

Question 31

Untenable

Answer 31

Indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable

Question 32

Vacillate

Answer 32

To waver

Question 33

Vexation

Answer 33

Annoyance

Question 34

Vituperate

Answer 34

To use harsh condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively